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Sales ex Australia?

PostPosted: 24 Sep 2008, 11:05
by daharris
Do VS have regular sales for flights from Sydney to London?

Some friends want to come over in May and seeing the current offer on flights to Sydney I thought they might match them the other way as well. Unfortunatley not, 500 more to fly from Aus to here...

PostPosted: 24 Sep 2008, 12:11
by ukcobra
Kind of makes sense to me. It's the start of the summer season in the UK, and prices tend to go up heading into the better weather season.

I am not familiar with the route to be able to answer the question. I do know from experience, that sales tend to be a reaction to short term low bookings, and designed to put bottoms on empty seats. Typicaly the travel window is 4 to 10 weeks from the time of the sale.

PostPosted: 24 Sep 2008, 12:15
by McMaddog
I from time to time switch in to the China VS website and never once has a sale been there (despite regular sales to PVG ex-LHR) - it always says 'We currently have no special offers available. However great year-round fares abound.'. This has minded me to VS concentrating on ex-UK/ex-US flyers.

PostPosted: 24 Sep 2008, 12:23
by RobL
Every now and then I get a email from FC notifying me of sale fares to either HKG or LHR.
They have a sale fare on now book by end Oct for travel in Dec and Jan for $7769 but only valid on VS238/239 between LHR and HKG. I guess this is to get bums on seats towards the UK.